The actor talks to Gabrielle Schwarz about his ‘addiction’ to collecting art – from Tintin to Tracey Emin
Remembering the pioneering director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, who led the museum from 1978 to 2011
In his unsparing portraits, Freud pursued his mission to describe things exactly as they are
John Richardson was lavish, louche and learned – and one of the great characters of New York
When Prévost painted his panorama from the tower of St Margaret’s Church, he captured a city on the cusp of change
It was on visits to the Wallace Collection that the sculptor first became fascinated with the form of the helmet
Lars Hendrikman talks about curating an exhibition of sculptures attributed to the unknown woodcarver
The more you look, the more mysterious the bright landscapes and paintings of his wife in the bath seem
The Italian artist was a breathtakingly gifted ceramicist who flirted with too many other mediums
In their missions to stay modern, institutions are sometimes right to reevaluate their holdings
From ancient Buddhist sculpture to mid 20th-century painting, the city is full of exceptional Asian art
The world’s tallest statue now stands in Gujarat and even taller statues are planned in other states. What does this say about India today?
This Judith and Holofernes may or may not be by Caravaggio – but the strategy for its sale is refreshingly straightforward
Remembering an artist who was so far ahead of her time that her work is still full of revelations
Hockney has followed the Dutch painter’s lead in his intensely coloured responses to the call of the wild
The rediscovery of classical art in Europe transformed depictions of the naked body
Louis-Léopold Boilly was a peculiarly adaptable painter in turbulent times
A Peter Doig landscape, a Banksy banknote, and a rare Rembrandt have entered public collections recently
The new Musée de la Romanité in Nîmes makes the most of the city’s classical past
A tribute to Robert Morris stands out among the displays of modern and contemporary art at this year’s fair
The painter’s commitment to white taught us new things about colour and about painting itself
The museum founded by Leopold II has reopened after a five-year closure and rethought all its displays. Has it gone far enough?
How Italian painters and sculptors made clothing conceal and reveal the human form
After losing his sight, the British painter drew on touch, memory and imagination to continue his work
